Adjustable curtain-bracket



UNTTED STATES PATENT EErcE.

THOMAS II. EULASS, OF'MASON CITY, ILLINOIS.

ADJUSTABLE CURTAIN-BRACKET.

SPECIFIGATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 606,962, dated July 5,1898. Application filed August 20, 1897. Serial No. 648,942. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS H. EULAss, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mason City, in the county of Mason and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in AdjustableCurtain-Brackets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention has reference to improvements in shade-roller brackets,the object bein gto provide an adjustable support for shaderollers thatvary in length, as well as to provide a support for a shade-roller bymeans of which the latter can be raised or lowered to provideventilation at the top of the window.

The invention consists in the features of construction hereinafterdescribed and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a front elevation of a window-frame constructed in accordance withthis invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on the line 2 2 ofFig. 1.

Referring now to said drawings, 1 indicates the window frame, and 2 theshade-roller,said parts being of ordinary construction. The shade-rolleris supported upon the upright guide-rods 3, that pass through the guides42, fastened to the window-frame, said guiderods being provided withloops 5 to receive the pivots of the shade-roller. The upper ends of theguide-rod are provided with inwardly-extending arms 6, that pass througha clamping-sleeve 7. The clamping-plate 8 of this sleeve is preferablycorrugated, while the sleeve is also provided with an opening 9 at itsupper side to receive the depending end 10 of the overhanging arm 11 ofthe op crating-rod 12, the said end portions of the arms 6 and thedepending end 10 being secured within the clamping-sleeve by a setscrew13. The rear side of the depending end 10 is grooved to receive the endsof the arms 6, so that said parts are firmly secured together. Theoperating-rod 12 passes through guides lei upon the window-frame, andthe lower guide has an extended portion provided with a set-screw 15 andtwo legs, through which the operating-rod passes, so that said set-screwcan bear against the operating-rod to hold it rigidly in position.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that the guides 4 and theguide-rods 3 can be moved toward or away from each other, while the arms6 of said guide-rods can be adjusted within the clamp for the purpose ofbringing the guide-rods in position to accommodate the shade-roller.Furthermore, by means of the operating-rod and the set-screw 15 theshade-roller can be raised or lowered bodily to permit ventilation atthe upper end of the window-frame. 1

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. Ashade-roller support involving the combination of a pair ofvertically-adjustable guide-rods adapted to reciprocate in suitableguides having loops for supporting the shaderoller, and a separate,vertically-reciprocating, operating-rod adapted to reciprocate in properguides on the window-frame, said rod having an overhanging armoperatively connected with the upper ends of the pair of adjustableguide-rods, substantially as described.

2. A shade-roller support comprising guides to be attached to thewindow-frame, upright guide-rods movable therein and provided with loopsfor supporting a shade-roller, the upper ends of said guide-rods beingprovided with inwardly-extending arms, a clampingsleeve to receive theends of said arms, an operating-rod movable in guides upon saidwindow-frame and provided with an overhanging arm having a depending endportion that enters said clamping-sleeve, and a setscrew for holdingsaid depending end portion and the arms of the guide-rods Within saidclamping-sleeve.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribin g 'witn esses.

THOMAS II. EULASS.

Witnesses:

A. J. F. Ross, JOEL H. Ross.

